Best Albums of the 1970s
Listed below are the best albums of the 1970s as calculated from their overall rankings in over 58,000 greatest album charts. (Chart last updated: 34 minutes ago).
"Some albums are a tightrope act. Sure, Queen was a bit excessive, kitschy, but on A Night At The Opera their technical efficiency is on such a high level the resulting album is a dynamic breakthrough. A lesser band would have fallen flat on their faces attempting this record." Reply
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meccalecca | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +8 votes (9 helpful | 1 unhelpful)
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Year of Release:
1975
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11,615
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"I remember one summer when when I was a kid, I came home to my family, who were outside by the barn shucking corn. It was one of those balmy, late summer afternoons in south Georgia. After helping out for a while, I walked into our hundred year old house and got some iced tea. I walked upstairs a..." [+] Reply
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1973
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11,328
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"This is the sound of punk. This is what it is. When I think of what punk was all about and what it sounded like as a musical style and not as a culture, I think of this album in its entirety. This record gets me amped every time. These angry bands today and over the last 30 years or so just gener..." [+] Reply
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Mercury | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +8 votes (8 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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Year of Release:
1977
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10,437
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"This is one of the true masterpieces of the prog rock genre. To start with the negatives, this isn't a perfect album as it does have a couple flaws such as the elongation of The Battle Of Epping Forest. However, none of these flaws hold it back significantly and for the most part they are people ..." [+] Reply
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1973
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10,431
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"Many will say that you're not a real fan of King Crimson, if you're not so crazy about the group's long and partly improvised pieces, but prefer the melodic side of the band. Personally I prefer the group when it stays within the relatively rigid framework which normally applies to the rhythmic m..." [+] Reply
Year of Release:
1974
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9,873
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"There's always been something of the urban hipster in Lou Reed's aesthetic, and as a result I've always felt there was something about his musical style that misaligns with my tastes. That said, I've always found a way to like him nonetheless. I first came to appreciate him in high school when I ..." [+] Reply
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buzzdainer | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +4 votes (4 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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Year of Release:
1972
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9,596
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"This album is brilliant from the the first bass notes of "Black Cow" to the last notes of "Josie." "Deacon Blues" is one of my all-time favorite songs." Reply
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1977
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9,264
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"I remember when this came out in 1970 just after the Beatles broke up, which was an emotional experience in and of itself...but when he sings "I don't believe in Beatles" in "God"(Which IMO is one of the greatest songs), I just didn't want to hear it..it was a bad year for pop music, the Beatles ..." [+] Reply
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ffudnebbuh | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +6 votes (6 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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1970
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9,170
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"One of the best jazz albums out there. Basically everyone here has that one album that got them into jazz, and it usually holds a dear position in their mind. I see for a lot of people that that album is Kind of Blue, and sometimes A Love Supreme. They're good albums, but when I listned to them b..." [+] Reply
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JulianR | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +7 votes (7 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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1970
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9,122
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"The first half of the album draws you in with catchy studio jamming, cradling your brain in its fun and cerebral jam-oriented accessibility, just in time for the second half to take your now cradled brain and clamp down on it with a cestus filled with 24-karrot gold dust. It returns to recognizab..." [+] Reply
Year of Release:
1971
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9,116
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Total albums: 1,000. Page 4 of 100
Best Albums of the 1970s composition
| Year | Albums | % | |
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| 1970 | 110 | 11% | |
| 1971 | 99 | 10% | |
| 1972 | 97 | 10% | |
| 1973 | 112 | 11% | |
| 1974 | 94 | 9% | |
| 1975 | 97 | 10% | |
| 1976 | 89 | 9% | |
| 1977 | 93 | 9% | |
| 1978 | 106 | 11% | |
| 1979 | 103 | 10% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| David Bowie | 11 | 1% | |
| Yes | 9 | 1% | |
| Genesis | 9 | 1% | |
| Miles Davis | 8 | 1% | |
| Electric Light Orchestra | 8 | 1% | |
| Pink Floyd | 8 | 1% | |
| AC/DC | 8 | 1% | |
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388 | 39% | |
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373 | 37% | |
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43 | 4% | |
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39 | 4% | |
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38 | 4% | |
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20 | 2% | |
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